Institutions are dealing with a variety of staffing challenges on both the administrative support and classroom sides. Many instructors are exhausted from the paradigm shift on their approach to teaching, regardless of modality — some…
In general, communities tend to lean politically left or right, which reflects the views of most of their residents. Oregon’s Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) pulls from both sides. Residents of Linn County lean more right…
Democratic leaders on the House Education and Labor Committee on Thursday released proposed legislation to lower college costs that they say builds on the president’s student loan relief plan. The Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now…
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) on Tuesday voiced blistering criticism of President Joe Biden’s loan cancellation policies and outlined her own vision for higher education policy, as reflected in part in the REAL Reform…
In Massachusetts, higher education opportunities are opening up for students with autism and intellectual disabilities. New legislation requires the state’s public colleges to provide accommodations for people whose disabilities have impeded them from earning a…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Monday filed comments in the U.S. Education Department’s (ED) Title IX rulemaking proceeding, and it joined in broader higher education community comments spearheaded by the American Council…
About five years ago, Jessica Miles submerged marine life monitoring structures in Florida’s Jupiter Inlet as part of an effort to engage students to save coral reefs. She and her team couldn’t retrieve the units…
For many young adults with intellectual disabilities, a postsecondary education is out of reach. However, some community colleges are partnering with outside organizations to ensure people with intellectual disabilities can reach their goals. Richard J….
The Covid pandemic significantly dampened transfers among all higher education institutions, but especially among public two-year college students, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. Upward transfer rates dropped…
Declines in community college enrollment mean declines in a properly trained workforce, not to mention an even greater gap between demographic groups that traditionally have availed themselves of higher education and those who are underrepresented….